Global Patent Index - EP 1832172 A1

EP 1832172 A1 20070912 - A method of preparing a ready-to-eat cooked foodstuff

Title (en)

A method of preparing a ready-to-eat cooked foodstuff

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Herstellung eines verzehrfertigen, gekochten Nahrungsmittels

Title (fr)

Procédé pour la préparation d'aliments cuisinés prêts à consommer

Publication

EP 1832172 A1 20070912 (EN)

Application

EP 07103826 A 20070309

Priority

NL 2006000127 W 20060310

Abstract (en)

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a ready-to-eat foodstuff, said method comprising the steps of: €¢ applying a fat-based coating to the exterior of an uncooked or incompletely cooked foodstuff; and €¢ contacting the foodstuff with superheated steam having a temperature of 120-300 °C for a period of 0.3-15 minutes, preferably of 1-10 minutes to obtain the ready-to-eat foodstuff. The method of the present invention enables the preparation of ready-to-eat foodstuffs with reduced fat levels as it can suitably be used to replace cooking methods that make use of large quantities of fat, e.g. deep frying and shallow frying. Another aspect of the invention relates to a ready-to-eat doughnut comprising cooked dough, said cooked dough being characterised by a fat content of 4-10 wt.%, a water content of 30-40 wt.% and a specific volume of 2.5-4.5 ml/g, said doughnut being characterised in that the average fat content in the top layer of 1 mm thickness is at least two times higher than the average fat content in the top layer of 5 mm thickness.

IPC 8 full level

A21D 13/00 (2006.01); A23L 1/01 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A23P 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A21D 13/22 (2016.12); A21D 13/60 (2016.12); A23L 5/11 (2016.07); A23L 5/13 (2016.07)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1832172 A1 20070912; EP 2007207 A1 20081231; EP 2007207 B1 20150722; ES 2549411 T3 20151027; JP 2007236389 A 20070920; JP 4981487 B2 20120718; PT 2007207 E 20151027; WO 2007105947 A1 20070920

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07103826 A 20070309; EP 07715914 A 20070309; ES 07715914 T 20070309; JP 2007060692 A 20070309; NL 2007050096 W 20070309; PT 07715914 T 20070309